A lot of times we want to install cydia apps in our iPhone or iPad and we are all set up with our computer and lightning cable but then we find out that the cydia app we want to sideload is a .deb file. Wouldn’t it be a lot easier if there was a way to convert .deb files into .ipa files? on windows? So that we can sideload them and install then on our iDevices without needing to jailbreak?
Well, today I will show you how to convert any .deb cydia tweak into .ipa file so that you can easily sideload them onto your iPhones, iPads and iPods. Before I begin what you should do to convert .deb to .ipa, I will like to inform you guys that you can not convert every .deb file into .ipa file.
There are a lot of cydia tweaks that rely on cydia substrate, which essentially is a framework that allow cydia tweaks to run without any issues. For that you need jailbreak. But if you want to convert a cydia app which runs without cydia substrate, like Gameboy, NES Emulators and Kodi, then you can use this guide. Let me repeat, Cydia Tweaks and Cydia Apps are two different things. You can convert cydia apps into ipa files but not Cydia tweaks.
Debian Compressed Archive File. This is a compression format used for Debian packets and other Unix systems. It’s represented as packaged binary files containing information about author privileges, format version numbers, configuration data and other documents needed for installing programs from a packet. Aolor DMG to ISO Converter for Mac is a super easy-to-use Mac disk utility that allows users to create Windows disk image ISO file from Mac disk image file DMG in only 3 steps: import DMG, set output directory and start the DMG to ISO conversion. DMG Extractor is ideal if you need to: Extract content from an Apple.dmg file; Extract the.IPSW restore file from an iOS beta; Extract contents from IPA files; Functionality & features. It automatically extracts the contents of the files to your computer; Opens encrypted or non-encrypted DMG files; Extract 4GB+ DMG files. This video will help you to convert.dmg files to.ipsw files. Please comment and like the video if you find it helpful. Thank You for watching Enjoy.!!!
Convert .deb file into .ipa to sideload
You will need a computer and a couple of tools that will help you in the process of conversion. I will be using a Windows Computer but if you have Mac or Linux, you can do it with essentially the same steps.
- You will need to download a unarchiver program in your computer. I use 7zip which is an awesome piece of open-source program that you can download from here.
- You will also need to have the .deb cydia app downloaded on to your computer. I am converting Kodi 16.1 jarvis deb file into .ipa file so I can get it from kodi website. You have to find deb file of the app you want to convert yourself.
- Also read: Install Kodi on iPhone without jailbreak using windows
Instructions
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- Save the .deb file in a folder and Right Click it. Select 7-zip and click Extract Files in the next menu.
- Now click OK on the next window and it will start extracting the contents on .deb file.
- Open the resulting Folder and you will find data.tar file inside. Simply extract data.tar file with Right Click > 7-zip > Extract Files.
- Now you should have data folder and data.tar file in the folder. As shown in the image below.
- Go inside the data folder and now open Applications folder. Here you will find a folder ending with .app name. As I have Kodi.app folder in the image attached below.
- Here I want you to create a new folder and name it “Payload” without quotes. Now you should have 2 folders. Payload and .app folder. Make sure that the P is capital as shown below.
- Now simply drag the .app folder and drop it on top of the Payload folder.
- Next you have to Right-click the payload folder and Click 7-zip > Add to archive option.
- A new window will pop up. Here you have to make sure that the Archive format is set to zip and name the archive ending with .ipa . The name doesn’t matter, just make sure that it ends with .ipa as shown below. After that click OK.
- It will start making the archive and you will find your ipa file inside the same folder.
Convert Dmg File To Ipa File Format
Video tutorial:
Congrats you have successfully converted .deb cydia app into .ipa file. Now you can go ahead and sideload it using XCode or other means. Just keep in mind that you can’t sideload it using ifunbox and similar programs because it is not signed ipa file. You can install it if you have AppSync installed in your iPhone or you can sign it using your own Apple ID and then sideload it.
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Convert Dmg File To Ipa File
| Name | DMG |
| Full name | DMG, Mac OS X Disk Image |
| File extension | .dmg |
| MIME type | |
| Developed by | Apple INC. |
| Type of format | Raster image |
| Description | The DMG file extension was created by Apple and is primarily used on Macintosh computers and devices. In most cases the DMG file is used to give the Mac devices the ability to install different types of files and software that originate from the internet. The DMG file is essentially a mountable disc image that shows up on your desktop when it is opened. The file contains raw data that is usually both encrypted and compressed. Mac systems treat DMG in the same way they would treat a disc that was inserted and they instantly try to open or “run” the file. |
| Technical details | The DMG file extension was specifically designed for Macintosh computers and users are likely to have a lot of trouble if trying to use them on a Windows device. There may be instances where one can convert the files, but it probably needed to look for additional utilities that will allow the file to be accessed from the chosen device. There are some also executable files that can help with this. However, if the original DMG file was password protected by Apple, those executable applications may not work. The DMG file has several different formats that are used and these include Linux, Fat32, UFS, ProDOS, HFS and HFS+. |
| Associated programs | Power Archiver, 7-zip, Iso Bit Zipper |
| Wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.dmg |